Groupe Média TFO, ICI Radio-Canada Télé and Frima Originals Launch First Webseries about Jon Le Bon, Canadian Comic Book Hero

TORONTO, March 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

New kids' series focused on successful Canadian comic book hero Jon Le Bon to premiere on air on Groupe Média TFO starting Friday, April 2.

The three partners, Groupe Média TFO, ICI Radio-Canada Télé and Frima Originals, all known for their quality content, have for the first time adapted the wacky and surreal world of Jon Le Bon for television and digital platforms. Following the resounding success of the comic by author Alex A., published by Presses Aventure ― with over 800,000 copies sold since its release in 2011 ― the famous James Bond-inspired secret agent will now be featured on TFO and the TFLIX TFO YouTube channel for 10 90-second episodes, starting on April 2.

"Jon Le Bon is a fun and educational production project, enriched by its format adapted to the viewing habits of kids. It's an exciting project that charmed young Francophone Canadians through its comic form, and we are delighted to be expanding its universe through these little clips. With these episodes, 6-9-year-olds will be engaged and motivated to improve their problem-solving skills and ability to work with others. I want to heartily thank our partner, Frima Originals, and especially Executive Producer Renaud Sylvain, for this successful collaboration! "
- Sandrine Pechels de Saint Sardos, Director, Disruption and Distribution Platforms, Groupe Média TFO.

Through cheerfulness, optimism and problem-solving, Jon Le Bon is an inspiring and positive character for its audience. In fact, these values have made Jon Le Bon a useful educational tool for many teachers during classroom lessons.

Voicing the wacky character of Jon Le Bon is famous comedian Pier-Luc Funk, alongside the vital Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse in the role of Bulle, an expert of espionage and infiltration. With their cronies ― a mix of superheroes and children ― the two main characters take their young audience on zany adventures in a colourful world the likes of which might be found in video games.

Broadcast of Jon Le Bon
The 10 90-second episodes will be broadcast:

• on air, Monday through Friday, starting April 2, at 5:55 PM as an in-betweener on TFO;
• in succession, on air, on Saturday at 6:30 PM on TFO;
• in succession, on air, on Sunday at 7:00 PM, on TFO;
• on air, on ICI Radio-Canada Télé, starting April 7, then online on the Kids Zone of radio-canada.ca
• online on ICI TOU.TV starting April 11

All the episodes, as well as 2 exclusive interviews, will be broadcast on TFLIX TFO and TFO.org starting April 2.